Word: points
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...York Post wrote in mid-July that Rowe had accepted a $4 million payout from the Jackson family to drop her custody pursuit. Rowe's lawyer Eric George vehemently denied the story, and attorneys on both sides of the custody arrangement took pains to point out that money was not part of the latest agreement. "Debbie never sought a dime in these proceedings," George told TIME July 30, declining to elaborate further...
...decades past only the hardy visited Timbuktu; the journey required days of travel up the malaria-infested Niger River. Today, dozens of tourists arrive several times a week on small commercial planes from Bamako, the capital of the former French colony. Timbuktu has become a favorite jumping-off point to explore the world's biggest desert. As the modern world rushes in, attitudes among Timbuktu's youth - the generation who will take custody of all those precious manuscripts - is changing fast. Entertainment in Timbuktu these days includes sitting under the stars watching European football matches on satellite television. "This generation...
...were off to join your family on Martha's Vineyard. From what I can piece together, you must have been exhausted after a long flight, exasperated to have your front door jammed, and then dumbfounded to find yourself suspected of breaking and entering your own home. To that point, you have my sympathy...
...idea that committee chairmen on Capitol Hill had previously rejected: take from Congress the power to set Medicare reimbursement rates and give it to an independent board. The backroom session went on for hours; by the time it was over, Obama was on his way to winning on that point...
...preferred path for dealing with Iran's nuclear program, if Tehran did not respond to the Obama Administration's overtures, "We would try to get international support for a much tougher position." Other U.S. officials have said such sanctions could come as early as September. Gates also made a point of emphasizing expanded U.S. military cooperation with allies in the region, the purpose of which Gates said was "to try and persuade the Iranians that their security will be diminished by trying to acquire nuclear weapons, rather than enhanced...